Numerical and Experimental Study of Impulsive Sound Attenuation of an Earmuff by Felipe Vergara, Samir N. Gerges, Robert S. Birch

“…This work compares the results of laboratory experiments with numerical modelling using the finite element method in order to assess the attenuation of hearing protectors under conditions of high amplitude impulse noise. …”
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Variational analysis for simulating free-surface flows in a porous medium by Shabbir Ahmed, Charles Collins

“…The numerical characteristics of the finite element solution method are also investigated using the example problems.…”
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Free Vibration Behavior of a Gradient Elastic Beam with Varying Cross Section by Mustafa Özgür Yayli

“…Based on strain gradient elasticity theory, a finite element procedure is proposed for computation of natural frequencies for the microbeams of constant width and linear varying depth. …”
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Modeling and Characteristic Analysis of Wireless Ultrasonic Vibration Energy Transmission Channels through Planar and Curved Metal Barriers by DingXin Yang, BaoJian Hou, Dong Tian, Siyuan Wang

“…In this paper, equivalent circuit modeling and finite element modeling methods are applied to the planar metal barrier channel, and a 3-dimensional finite element modeling method is applied to the cylindrical metallic barrier channel. …”
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Structural Response of Submerged Air-Backed Plates by Experimental and Numerical Analyses by Lloyd Hammond, Raphael Grzebieta

“…It is expected that the predictive capability of the finite element model will be significantly improved once hydrostatic initialisation can be fully utilised with the LS-DYNA/USA software.…”
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Seismic Behavior of a Novel Buckling-Restrained Steel Plate Shear Wall by Yang Li, Xiaofeng Zhao, Ping Tan, Fulin Zhou, Jin Jiang

“…The hysteretic characteristics and the strength and deformation characteristics of this novel BRSPSW have been simulated by using the finite element model, and the test results are in good agreement with the finite element results. …”
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Numerical Simulation and Shear Capacity Study of a New Double-Steel-Plate Shear Wall by Xiaomeng Zhang, Qingying Ren, Jiaqi Wang, Ziao Liu, Xiao Yang

“…The comparison with the test results verifies the correctness of the finite element analysis. Through nonlinear finite element parameterization analysis, the composition of shear capacity of each composite wall is obtained. …”
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A Cell-Based Smoothed XFEM for Fracture in Piezoelectric Materials by Li Ming Zhou, Guang Wei Meng, Feng Li, Shuai Gu

“…The method, which combines the cell-based smoothed finite element method (CS-FEM) and the extended finite element method (XFEM), shows advantages of both methods. …”
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Experiment and Analysis of Cord Stress on High-Speed Radial Tire Standing Waves by Peng-Fei Sun, Hong-Wu Huang, Shui-Ting Zhou, Yi-Jui Chiu, Meng Du, Dong-Hao Zhao

“…Thus, the accuracy of the finite element model is verified under both static and dynamic conditions. …”
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Study on the Seismic Performance of Box-Plate Steel Structure Modular Unit by Hui Mao, Guang-chong Qin, Tao Lan

“…Based on the test, we have taken finite element numerical simulation to the test pieces, compared the analysis result of the test with the finite element, and verified the effectiveness of the finite element analysis method. …”
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Understanding the Influence of Pressure and Radial Loads on Stress and Displacement Response of a Rotating Body: The Automobile Wheel

“…A potentially viable technique for finite element modeling of radial wheel, subjected to loading, is highlighted. …”
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SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS OF CONDENSING UNIT FMITE-ELEMENT MODEL AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON NATURAL FREQUENCY SPECTRUM by V. V. Naprasnikov, S. V. Krasnovskaya

“…The article touches upon such issues as mathematical model validity and accuracy of the obtained results, considering features of the finite element approach to condensing unit parametric modeling. …”
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Biomechanical Responses and Injury Characteristics of Knee Joints under Longitudinal Impacts of Different Velocities by Yan Xiong, Xueliang Zhao, Hongyi Xiang, Yunjiao Wang, Zhikang Liao, Xiyan Zhu, Hui Zhao

“…The injury response of the knee joint-sustained longitudinal impacts was analyzed from both the experimental model and finite element analysis. Results. The impact experiments and finite element simulation found that low-speed impact mainly led to medial injuries and high-speed impact led to both medial and lateral injuries. …”
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Multi-Flexible Body Dynamics Modeling and Experimental Study of the Patient Rehabilitation Transfer Device by Wu Ren, Kailu Zhang, Xueling Zhang, Ziya Zhao, Fei Lin, Kai Xie, Jia Li, Yi Yu

“…Then the multi-rigid body dynamic and finite element flexible body models were established. …”
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A Phantom-Node Method with Edge-Based Strain Smoothing for Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics by N. Vu-Bac, H. Nguyen-Xuan, L. Chen, C. K. Lee, G. Zi, X. Zhuang, G. R. Liu, T. Rabczuk

“…This paper presents a novel numerical procedure based on the combination of an edge-based smoothed finite element (ES-FEM) with a phantom-node method for 2D linear elastic fracture mechanics. …”
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An Analytical Method for Determining the Load Distribution of Single-Column Multibolt Connection by Nirut Konkong, Kitjapat Phuvoravan

“…The study was conducted using an experimental test, finite element analysis, and an analytical method. The experimental study was performed using single-lap shear testing of a concentrically loaded bolt connection fabricated from G550 cold-formed steel. …”
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Development of Constitutive Model for Precast Prestressed Concrete Segmental Columns by M. Hafezolghorani Esfahani, F. Hejazi, R. Vaghei, E. Nikbakht, D. C. J. Tze

“…A two-dimensional finite element model is presented in the finite element package ANSYS. …”
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Guided Wave Energy Transfer in Composite Sandwich Structures and Application to Defect Detection by Siavash Shoja, Viktor Berbyuk, Anders Boström

“…A 2D finite element model is developed and verified by comparing the results with the dispersion curves. …”
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Investigation on Seismic Behavior of Historical Tokatlı Bridge under Near-Fault Earthquakes by Memduh Karalar, Mustafa Yeşil

“…To build a finite element model, 162920 nodes and 47818 elements are used in ANSYS. …”
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A Validation of the Ultrasound Wave Velocity Method to Predict Porosity of Dry and Saturated Cement Paste by Zhenting Zou, Jay N. Meegoda

“…An approximate theoretical validation of the measured variation of ultrasound velocity with porosity of dry and saturated cement paste is proposed using finite element analysis of cement paste assuming as a multiphase composite. …”
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